Electric automatic weighing device.



E. LANE. ELECTRIC AUTOMATIC WEIGHING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED APE.27,1914.

Patented Nov. 3, 1914.

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INVENTOR \NITNESSESI is b H IS J XT TORNEY E. J. LANE.

ELECTRIC AUTOMATIC WEIGHING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED APRQT 1914.. 1, 1 1 559g Patented Haw. v s sHBTs-sE5ET'FIGURE WITNESSESI mvemc'm HIS ATTORNEY B J. LADEE. ELECTRIC AUTOMATICWmmm DEVICE,

APPLICATION BLED APR..27, 1-314.

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FEGJURE 4 \N'I'T'NESSES iNVENT'OI-"L H 115 ATTORN E1 ururnn stresseslldlllllliill ENOCH J. LANE, OF 595E, QALIEORNIA, ASSIGNOE F ONE-THIRD136 LEE 1'. JONES, 0;? SAN JOSE, GALIFGRNIA.

ELECTRIC AUTOMATIC VIEIGIEEIZZG DEVICE.

Specification 01 Letters Eatent.

Patented Nov. 3.,

Application filed April E7, 1916;. Serial No. 834,713.

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sins )le and durable construction cu able of being used for depositingsyrup in cans of required Weight, automatic in action, or forWeighing-any other packages that require the same weight in each packagewithout the necessity of disturbing-the arrangement of the scale beam orin any manner altering or changing the construction thereof.

A further object of my invention is to irovide novel means for supplyingthe cans or scksges to and from said Weighing device, as the same arefilled with the material used, to the required weight set on said scalebeam automatic in action, and also shutting oii' the supply of materialwith whichsaid cans or packages are filled during the chancing of saidcans or package automatic in action.

Further objects and advantages will uppeur in the following description,it being understood that various changes in form, proportions and minordetails of construction may be resorted to within the scope of theappended claims.

For a full understanding; of my invention and the merits thereof,reference is to he hurl to the followingdescription and acccn'r pun /ingdrawings, in which:

Figure 1 is splun view of my clectricsutomatie Weighing device. 2 isasection on line ..-i.-"l of F 1. Fig. 3 is section on line l?--B of Iig. 2. Fig. l iss bottom plan view f scale p utforin, parts being"hroltei'i away. 1s section on line G Q of Fig. pen-t being; broken away.Fist. 6 u l detail elevation of traveling spring contact.

C1,:rresporuling and like. parts are referred t in the followingdescription and indi cutcd in all the views of the drawings by the somereference characters.

VT'lh u 2 .1 e improved electric automatic Weigh- J I mg oer ice formingthe sub ect matterof the present invention comprises a main frame 1 towhich issttached driving shell? 2, the some being held in plscehybearings 3 and 3 which are integral parts of frame 1 in which said shaft2 rotates. Near the outer end of. and keyed to, said shaft 2 is drivingpulley 4. Loose pulley is shown at the same runs loose on shaft 2 and isfor the purpose of shifting the power belt of? and on to pulley at asrequired. Keyed tn'sheit 2 is hevehgeur 8 connecting with bevel-gear .7which islzevedto upright shaft 8. said we being held in place by hearing9 and rotates therein. Stud beefing is an integral part or frame 1.Keyed to upright shsrt 8 is scale platform 10, the same rotatingtherewith. Fsstcned to said scale platform 16 are a plurality ofweighing scales 11 held in place on ssid platform by bolts shown at vis. A plurality of scale beams are shown at 13. Attached to said scalebeams are e plurality of receiving plat-forms i l. On said receivingplatforms lei. are shown a plurality of fruit cans 1.5 in position readyto be filled. with syrup to the required Weight. Keyed to the upper endof shaft 8 is a circular revolving reservoir 16 which may he made ofcast iron or any other suitable material havingcover over the topthereof, shown at 17, throu h which is inserted a supply pipe 18. I Saidsupply pipe 18 is for the purpose of supplying syrup 18 or any other Iarticle being used in reservoir 16, said pipe being stationery andfeeding from at source not shown.

A plurality of supply pipes 19 shown connected to circular revolvingreservoir 16 20. On the outer ends oftsaid supply pipes 19 are connecteda plurality of sur ply valves 21. These valves are for the purpose ofregulating the supply of syrup 18 or any other article heing used tofill. cans or peel ages placed thereunder. Fsstened to pipes .19 are aplurality of perpendicular arms 22. These arms are made of iron of therequired Width, length and thickness, the upper ends of said arms beingbent at rightangles .1 distance as shown at 23 to which is suspended aplurality of electrornugnets 24 by bolts shown at 25, said magnets beinginsulated therefrom. In connection with said magnets 24- sre e.plurality of plungers Fastened to saidplungers 26ers a plurnlity ofvalve stems 2? which are for the purpose of closing and open mg saidsupply valves 21 as the electric current is applied to said magnets 24through Wires 28 end.29, said wires connecting with spring contact 30which connects with the inner end of said scale beams li. T the requiredweight is deposited in can or package the scale beams 13 oil balance andbreak the pring contsctBO, when plungers 26 will p down closing valves21 and thus stopping the flow o 18* or any other article being used tocone or packages placed thereunder. A plurality of Wire con- 'ons shownat 31 connecting a pluof wires 31 with a plurality of con- Said contacts30 and 32 are fasto hub 33 are insulated therefrom, id hub 33 beingkeyed to shaft 8 and revolves ther with, said Wires 31 passing .loughinsuletion in scale platform "o connected with rotating springs 35 36,Fig, 6. A plurality of upright stand- 3! s e shown fastened to scaleplatform ts 38, said standards 37 being inroni i0 and extend upto which.connected as plu- \Tllfi" 29 plurslityof connecc tions 29* are men-Conneoted to the f tcndnrds. 37 are c phi- T of wires 09 d wires passingdown v insulations 3 in scale platform 10 end connecting with rotatingsprings 35. Said rotating springs 35 and 35 are fastoned to rotationpiste 0 in suitable manner, and are insulated ther" Said rotating plate10 fastened to the under side of scale platform 10 by bolts shown'et ll.Festened to frame lin any suitable "HZHIIBI and insulated therefrom isan elecric plate 42 having grooves 43 therein. Said rooves insulatedapart as shown st 43 In said grooves rotating sorings 35 and 35 rotateConnected to said plate 42 are electric ,WlZQS 44. Said wires ereinsulated through said frame 1 by insuh lion shown at said WlI'GS aidconnecting with outside electric Wires not shown. A plwelity of uprightswitch levers 46 are pivoted to scale platform 10 by pivots 47. Sandswitch. levers 46 extend above and below scale, platform 10 ar-distance. 0n the upper ends of said switch levers 46 are fastened a,plurality of lit ontul bars 43, said bars 48 beinsulr ed from saidswitch levers i6. is cone or packages are delivered to reccivingplatforms 1% the horizontal bars 48 are moved over b seid cons orpackages 15 until switch l vers -16 have passed their uprightp'ositioi'i, when said switch levers cause said horizontz l bars 48 todrop in between .stendnrds 3? and connections 29 thereby closing theelectric circuit to electric mugete which plungers 26 to travel upwardthereby opening supply valves 21 and thus filling cans 15 or packagesfrom reservoir 16 to the required weight set on scale beams 13. lVhensaid scale beams 13 balance, electric circuit is broken at springcontact which causes plunger 26 to drop down and close valves 21, thusstopping the flow of syrup or any other article being used fed toreceiving platforms l l oy endless sprocket chain 50, said chain havinga plurality of arms 51 attached thereto. These arms come in contact Withcans or packages 15 in guide truck 52 and curry said cans or packages 15forward to Where sprocket,

Wheel 53, rotating on shaft 54, comes in contact with said cans orpackages 15 and carry the some to receiving platform 14. Guns orpackages 15 are removed from receiving platform 1% by coming in Contactwith removing bur said'bar being made of steel of the required length,width and thickness,

and fastened to flange 56 of guide track 52 by bolts shown at As cans orpackages 15 are removed from receiving platforms 1% by removing bar 55,the some are taken away by revolving platform 58 rotating on shaft 59 toany other position required.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Lettors Patent, is I 1. In an electric automatic Weighingdevice, the combination of a main franle, a driving shaft attachedthereto, a driving pulley attached to said driving shaft, loose pulleyon said driving shaft, or

bevel gear keyed to said driving shaft, an upright shaft, :1 bevel gearkeyed to said upri ht shaft adapted to engage bevel gez r on saiddriving shaft, :1 scale platform keyed to said upright shaft adapted torotate therewith, a plurality of Weighing scfiles fastened to said scaleplatform, a plurality of receiving platforms atteched to snid\veigliiiig scales each'edapted to receive a can or package tobevveighed, u circular revolving reservoir keyed to the upper cud ofsaid upright shaft, said circular revolving reservoir having a coverover the top thereof through which a stationary supply pipe is inserted,a plurality of sup ply pipes connected to the circular revolvingreservoir, a plurality ofregulating valves connected to the outer end ofsaid suplply pipes, a plurality of perpendicular arms astenod, to saidsup ly pipes, the upper ends of the same being cut at right angles adis- 7 tunce, a plurality of electric magnets con- 1,1 mesa nerci-o sniiinsulalccl therefrom, a

which are conncclcd valves, as and for the purpose (lBSCIllSQil.

'52. in an clccsric auizonizzitic Weighing device, ilic cornoinnticn ofa main frame, a driving; shaft. an upright shaft, :1 rcvolving reservoirkc; cal to said upright shaft adapted to rot-sic therewith, a scaleplatform keyed to said upright shaft adapted to rotnlc .licrcwitli, aplurality of Weighing cales fastened lo said seal-c platform adapted tomints ilicreivitli, a plurality of receiving to receive cans or packagesto be Weighed, v valves and means for operating the clcciric .nmgnctsinn means for applyclcctric ciirrcnt tlicrctc, pinngcrs operaiinn; withsaid electric niagncls adapted :50 opcn said supply valves, means forconncciingzincl olisconnccixing said electric current to and from saiclelectric magnets, an electric, having groorcs therein into whichrotating springs rotate, cleclric wires connecscrl in said elcclricplate and to an outelectric currcnt, as shown and described. an electricmitonmtic weighing (lecc, the conibinziiion of :1 main frame, a ivinshall, an upright snail, a. involving reservoir, 2i involving scalePlatform, a plurali'q cf Weighing scales fastened tosaid rcniul'formsconncctci to said scales adapted an s;

volving scale latforin, a plurality of up right switch overs pivoted sosaid scale platform extending above aml below said scale platform, aplurality of horizontal bars fastened to tlic up er end 05 said uprightswitch levers an insulated therefrom,

electric magnets are broken, a cam fastencci to said main frame adaptedto engage said switch lovers, a pivot on which said switch lcvcrs move,a plurality of receiving platforms, means by which cans or packages arefed to said receiving platforms, a sprocket chain having arms attachedthereto adapted to engage sziicl cans or packages, a guide track havingflanges, in, revolving sprocket Wheel adapted to engage sizicl cans orprickages anti place the same on rcceiving platforms, a. removing barand means of fastening the same to guide crack flanges, saicl bar beingadapted to ZBIROVQSHM. cans or packages from said receiving platforms, arevolving platform to which said cans or packages are removed, as shownand described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature, in presence of twosubscribing Witnesses, this 2- day or" April, 1914.

ENOCH J. LANE.

Witnesses JOHN A, NAISMITH, J. B. CAMBERS.

means by which the electric circuit to said

